Rents are 13% below what Henderson's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,783 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Henderson usually run 0.8% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Henderson is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Henderson changed +0.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 14 Nevada cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.9%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Henderson rose 34.8% while median household income rose 21.6% ($74,147 to $90,138). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Henderson is 32.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($90,138) is $2,253 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,054); a 3-bedroom is $2,879.
The priciest of 8 ZIP codes in Henderson, 89044 ($2,167/mo), costs 1.5 times the cheapest, 89014 ($1,466/mo).
Boulder City, 13 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,567/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Henderson. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Henderson, NV is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 37.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Henderson, NV has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in Henderson, NV has climbed by $302 per month, settling near $1,783 after starting the period at $1,481. On the earnings side, the typical household in Henderson, NV now reports about $90,138, up from $79,611 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 7.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 311,250 to 332,141 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.7% change. About 33.9% of households rent today, against 35.4% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 34.8% to 37.4%. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Henderson, NV reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Henderson is $1,783/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,545/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,054/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,733/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,879/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($90,138/yr), Henderson ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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